Religious Television and Pious Authority in Pakistan
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Religious Television and Pious Authority in Pakistan

Religious Television and Pious Authority in Pakistan

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Taha Kazi (Author)  

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In Pakistan, religious talk shows emerged as a popular television genre following the 2002 media liberalization reforms. Since then, these shows have become important platforms where ideas about Islam and religious authority in Pakistan are developed and argued. In Religious Television and Pious Authority in Pakistan, Taha Kazi reveals how these talk shows mediate changes in power, belief, and practice. She also identifies the sacrifices and compromises that religious scholars feel compelled to make in order to ensure their presence on television. These scholars, of varying doctrinal and educational backgrounds-including madrasa-educated scholars and self-taught celebrity preachers-are given screen time to debate and issue religious edicts on the authenticity and contemporary application of Islamic concepts and practices. In response, viewers are sometimes allowed to call in live with questions. Kazi maintains that these featured debates inspire viewers to reevaluate the status of scholarly edicts, thereby fragmenting religious authority. By exploring how programming decisions inadvertently affect viewer engagements with Islam, Religious Television and Pious Authority in Pakistan looks beyond the revivalist impact of religious media and highlights the prominence of religious talk shows in disrupting expectations about faith. CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning -No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
Taha Kazi earned a PhD in Social Anthropology from SOAS University of London.
  • Contributor: Taha Kazi
  • Imprint: Indiana University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780253052223
  • Number of Pages: 242
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
  • Packaged Weight: 526
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Release Date: 2021-04-06
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Taha Kazi earned a PhD in Social Anthropology from SOAS University of London.

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